Mars as seen by NASA's Curiosity rover (pictures)

NASA's Curiosity rover landed on Mars on August 5 and has been sending back high-res photos of the Red Planet since. Some of Curiosity's best shots so far.

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Curiosity: View from the Red Planet

NASA's Curiosity rover landed on the surface of Mars on August 5 and has been sending back high-resolution photos of the Red Planet for the last few weeks. I've compiled some of Curiosity's best shots so far, including this one, taken shortly after landing through a fish-eye lens on the rover's front hazard-avoidance cameras.

Curiosity: Martian laser shot

This composite image shows the results of the first laser shot on Mars. The background is a NavCam image, while the circular inset is a ChemCam image and the square magnifies the laser investigation into a martian rock.

Curiosity: First color shot

The first color image from Mars taken by Curiosity is murky because the dust cover on the lens at the end of the rover's robotic arm was apparently coated with dust during descent. The dust cover remained in place for several days after landing.